The thing about socialism is that it is good. The basic precepts are to take care of those that cannot take care of themselves. Widows, orphans, handicapped people should be cared for. Now one should starve because they cannot provide for themselves. That concept has been corrupted to coddle the lazy and stupid. That isn't socialism, that is power obtained through bribery. Our nation adopted some socialist ideas to care for those that couldn't care for themselves. This was and is a good thing. It staved off the ruthless robber barons of old and prevented the whole country from sliding into communism or full blown socialism. Any pure economic system has fatal flaws. Our combination of the systems is why we have had success. The problem is corruption and ignorance/stupidity. Logic, reason and humanity must be exercised properly to prevent the devolution of our system. We allowed the balance to be upset and now we stand on the brink of collapse. We have to rebalance the systems and purge the saboteurs.